No Benefits for Maintenace Worker's Claimed Injuries from Hasty Exit from Manhole

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld a denial of a worker’s request to modify a denial of his claim for psychiatric injuries, as well as a denial of his claim for a physical injury arising from his hasty exit from a manhole when he was overcome by heat. Case: Honemond v. D.C. Department of Employment Services, No. 21-AA-0652, 06/15/2023, published. Facts: Christopher Honemond was a maintenance mechanic for Georgetown University for nearly 30 years. On June 30, 2016, he descended into a manhole on a ladder to shut off a steam valve. The manhole was very hot because the steam...